Revisiting California Insurance Code 2071–Your Rights to Your Claims File

Denise Sze | Property Insurance Coverage Law | November 22, 2015 In California, insurance consumers have a right to their claims file when dealing with a loss and encounter issues during the claims process after a loss. As an attorney, most insureds do not contact me until after something has gone wrong or there have… Continue reading Revisiting California Insurance Code 2071–Your Rights to Your Claims File

Oregon Supreme Court Eases the Path to hold Insurers Accountable for Bad Faith Practices

Kyle Sturm | Ball Janik | November 20, 2015 Yesterday, the Supreme Court of Oregon overruled Stubblefield v. St. Paul Fire & Marine (1973) and paved the way for a more commonsense approach to negotiating stipulated judgments. Stipulated judgments have been a well-worn, though somewhat perilous, mechanism for insureds to resolve liability claims against them… Continue reading Oregon Supreme Court Eases the Path to hold Insurers Accountable for Bad Faith Practices

Another Reason to Love Construction Mediation (Read: Why Mediation Works)

Christopher G. Hill | Construction Law Musings | November 18, 2015 I’ll bet you’re thinking by now that I have beaten the mediation drum to death and that I wouldn’t have any more praise for the process than I have heaped upon it here at this corner of the construction law “blawgosphere.”  Well, just about… Continue reading Another Reason to Love Construction Mediation (Read: Why Mediation Works)

Waiver of Time of Performance Provisions in Construction Contracts

Jeffrey S. Wertman | Berger Singerman LLP | November 11, 2015 It is important for owners and contractors to understand the contractual provisions and requirements for the time of completion and minimize the risk of delay. Most construction contracts contain a provision stating that “time is of the essence.”  An example of a “time is… Continue reading Waiver of Time of Performance Provisions in Construction Contracts

Insurance Companies Search Social Media During Property Claim Investigations, Part II

Nicole Vinson | Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog | November 14, 2015 In the first post of this series on social media, we listed various reasons the insurance company is searching your social media profile during a claim investigation to specifically address the non-claim related issues carriers are searching for in your tweets, posts, and… Continue reading Insurance Companies Search Social Media During Property Claim Investigations, Part II

%d bloggers like this: